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Young people ages 5-18 living in Gilchrist, Levy, and Dixie Counties are invited to participate in a new dog project and show at the Suwannee River Youth Fair. This year, the project will focus primarily on dog obedience. Families with interested youth are invited to attend the kick-off seminar on Monday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., at the Suwannee River Youth Fair arena in Fanning Springs. Only youth and family members should come to this meeting. Please leave your dogs at home.

Young people ages 5-18 living in Gilchrist, Levy, and Dixie Counties are invited to participate in a new dog project and show at the Suwannee River Youth Fair. This year, the project will focus primarily on dog obedience. Families with interested youth are invited to attend the kick-off seminar on Monday, Oct. 28, at 6:30 p.m., at the Suwannee River Youth Fair arena in Fanning Springs. Only youth and family members should come to this meeting. Please leave your dogs at home.

Zumba fans and those interested in the exercise program are invited to "Rock the School House!" at a Zumbathon on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Bronson High School in the auditorium, 351 Ishie Ave. Bronson.

Registration is $5 or a donation of school supplies. All proceeds will go to purchasing school supplies.

For more information contact Angie Phillips at 352-486-5261 or visit the Bronson Zumba Community Page on Facebook.

Grades for 2013 for Levy County elementary and stand alone middle schools were released on Friday.

But combination schools like Bronson Middle/High School and the county's stand alone high schools, including Cedar Key High School, Chiefland High School and Williston High School, are waiting on their grades.

The results:

• Chiefland — the Middle School moved from an A grade in 2012 to a B in 2013, while the elementary school went from a C in 2012 to a D in 2013;

Overall, Cedar Key School’s FFA Chapter earned trophies in nine contests this year – not too shabby for the smallest public school in Florida. Only the top five teams in the state in each contest are invited to be on stage during the awards ceremony. There are about 16,000 FFA members statewide.

Denny Voyles is the FFA advisor for both chapters (middle and high).

“I am so proud of the accomplishments of our FFA chapters here at Cedar Key. We all work very hard to earn these awards,” Voyles said.